I had my primary fail on me one time, before I was a CPF member. In fact, that failure is what drove me to research "good" flashlights, and how I found this forum.
In the spring of 2009, I was tracking downed game after dark in the woods with some friends, and my Coleman red/white/blue 3xAA light I picked up at Walmart the week prior began to dim. I hadn't used it but for about 30 minutes, and I didn't have a backup light. I ended up having to just follow the guys with working lights until we got back to camp.
About a month later, I had a Surefire 6P and a Malkoff M60 drop in. From that point on, I took it with me whenever I was doing anything outdoorsy (hunting/camping/etc). After becoming a member here, and seeing all the different types and sizes of flashlight, I now have several large lights along with a couple of smaller, more EDC-friendly lights. Only one out of probably three dozen lights I've owned over the last five years has flat out failed and left me in the dark: a Fenix LD20 after it was knocked off a blue 55 gallon water barrel onto some rocks (I had owned it for almost three years).
All that being said, I always take two lights with me wherever I go, including travel.
In the spring of 2009, I was tracking downed game after dark in the woods with some friends, and my Coleman red/white/blue 3xAA light I picked up at Walmart the week prior began to dim. I hadn't used it but for about 30 minutes, and I didn't have a backup light. I ended up having to just follow the guys with working lights until we got back to camp.
About a month later, I had a Surefire 6P and a Malkoff M60 drop in. From that point on, I took it with me whenever I was doing anything outdoorsy (hunting/camping/etc). After becoming a member here, and seeing all the different types and sizes of flashlight, I now have several large lights along with a couple of smaller, more EDC-friendly lights. Only one out of probably three dozen lights I've owned over the last five years has flat out failed and left me in the dark: a Fenix LD20 after it was knocked off a blue 55 gallon water barrel onto some rocks (I had owned it for almost three years).
All that being said, I always take two lights with me wherever I go, including travel.
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